WTO Trade Profiles 2012 - World Trade Organization

Israel
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2011) 7 766 Rank in world trade, 2011 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2011) 242 929 Merchandise 51 42
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2011) 217 492 excluding intra-EU trade 36 26
Current account balance (million US$, 2011) 193 Commercial services 34 39
Trade per capita (US$, 2009-2011) 20 452 excluding intra-EU trade 20 26
Trade to GDP ratio (2009-2011) 71.4
2011 2005-2011
Annual percentage change
2010 2011
Real GDP (2005=100) 128
4 5 5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) 127
4 13 5
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)
TRADE POLICY
126
4 13 11
WTO accession 21 April 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2012) 0.446
Trade Policy Review 1, 3 February 2006 Import duties collected (%, 2008-2010)
GPA accession 1 January 1996 in total tax revenue 1.2
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.9
Tariff binding coverage (%) 75.1 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2009 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry
25
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 7 - 0
All goods 22.2 6.4 Anti-dumping (30 June 2011) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA) 73.4 16.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2011) ...
Non-agricultural goods 11.5 4.9 Safeguards (26 October 2011) 0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 5.9 4.9 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009)
Requests for consultation
0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)
57.2 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods
73.7 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments 58 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010 2011
Merchandise exports , f.o.b. (million US$) 67 796
8 22 16
Merchandise imports , c.i.f. (million US$) 75 472
8 24 23
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 0.37 Share in world total imports
0.41
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS) By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products 3.6 Agricultural products 8.1
Fuels and mining products 2.4 Fuels and mining products 19.6
Manufactures 93.0 Manufactures 69.2
By main destination By main origin
1. United States 28.7 1. European Union (27) 34.6
2. European Union (27) 27.7 2. United States 11.8
3. Hong Kong, China 7.9 3. China 7.4
4. India 4.5 4. Switzerland 5.4
5. China 4.0 5. Japan 3.3
Unspecified destinations 3.9 Unspecified origins 18.4
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
Value
Annual percentage change
2011 2005-2011 2010
2011
Commercial services exports (million US$) 26 838
8 13 11
Commercial services imports (million US$) 19 542
6 6 10
2011
2011
Share in world total exports 0.64 Share in world total imports
0.49
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item
By principal services item
Transportation 16.7 Transportation
33.1
Travel 18.1 Travel
18.1
Other commercial services 65.3 Other commercial services
48.8
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 2010 Trademark registrations by office, 2010
Residents Non-residents Total
Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid Total
212 3 512 3 724 2 389 6 731 450 9 570
World Trade Organization
Trade Profiles 2012
Israel
September 2012
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